What is a Good Drinking Water Filter System?
Any local water filtration dealer will always try to sell you on the most expensive
and largest marked up priced drinking water filter; but you don't have to break the
piggy bank to have safe great tasting drinking water. The problem with buying
water purification systems is that you need to find out what is in the water in
order to make the right purchase that suits you and your needs. Every water
sources contains different contaminants - even your neighbor's water may show
different results than your own.
The best solution is to do at least a basic water test for Iron, Nitrogen, Hardness,
Copper, Nitrates, Hydrogen Sulfide, and Bacteria. These kinds of kits can be
purchased for about $25-30 are very accurate and just as good as sending your
water to labs which can cost $150 or more. Test kits like these are very easy to
find online and could save you time and money. If you have any contaminants
that are showing up positive and above the water quality recommended levels
then it's best to consider home reverse osmosis water systems; otherwise a good
carbon filter can do wonders. People who live in the city usually have very well
regulated water so the harmful contaminants are at a level lower than the federal/
state water quality requirements. In cases like this where harmful contaminants
are better than the water quality requirements, a good carbon filter will be not
only be cost effective but usually more than enough to give you great tasting
water. Carbon filtration is capable of removing many different types of
contaminants. The most common contaminant removed by carbon block filters is
Chlorine, bad taste and bad odors. For more intense removal of contaminants or
bottled quality water, you may want to consider a reverse osmosis system.
Reverse osmosis water treatment systems are capable of removing up to 99.9%
of contaminants; although certain contaminants like high iron or hardness may
require some special pre-treatment. Reverse osmosis systems have been used
for decades and is a technology that was developed by the navy to filter sea
water into high quality drinking water. A very good majority of bottled water
companies like Nestle, Kirkland, Dasani and Aquafina use reverse osmosis as
one of their stages of filtration. Home reverse osmosis water systems are now
much more affordable and can easily fit under most kitchen sinks to readily give
you great tasting drinking water straight from your tap. The actual cost of reverse
osmosis systems could range anywhere from $159-$400 depending on the
accessories added and any certifications but entry level systems are actually
extremely well priced for the quality of water produced.
In the long run, any kind of drinking water filter system that you choose will save
you hundreds a year just from buying bottled water. So do yourself a favor, join
the hundreds of thousands and get a drinking water filter to save yourself some
money.

Isopure Water carries a wide variety of point of entry filter units ranging from
Water softeners, carbon filtration, and iron removal filters as well as point of use
drinking water systems for residential, commercial and industrial applications.
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Eddie Watson
Water Filter Systems